Monroe County DA seeks NJ man in online child sex case

Wednesday

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Detectives with the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney have obtained an arrest warrant for Munir Khan, 42, of Spotswood, N.J., following a six-month investigation into Khan's use of Yahoo Instant Messenger to sexually exploit children.

Detectives with the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney have obtained an arrest warrant for Munir Khan, 42, of Spotswood, N.J., following a six-month investigation into Khan's use of Yahoo Instant Messenger to sexually exploit children.

The investigation into Khan's activities on Yahoo began in June 2012 when he contacted Detective Brian Webbe of the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, who was posing online as a 15-year-old girl.

Khan, believing he was talking to a girl, guided the conversation toward sexually explicit topics and masturbated on webcam for the "girl" to watch, according to authorities. Khan also made several statements regarding his plan to travel to the Stroudsburg area to meet with the girl and engage in sexual intercourse.

At Webbe's request, investigators from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey served a search warrant on the Khan residence and attempted to take Khan into custody. Khan was not home at the time, but several computers were seized as evidence.

Further investigation revealed Khan may have been in Pakistan at the time Middlesex County authorities searched his home.

It is not known if Khan has returned to the U.S., but it is believed he may still be in Pakistan. When and if Khan returns to the United States, he will be arrested on the active arrest warrant out of Monroe County.

Anyone with further information regarding Khan's whereabouts is asked to contact Webbe at 570-517-3052.